Improvement in chairs



L. H. BAKER.

Chairs.

Patented Jan. 14, 1873.

AMPuorM/masmmic ca. Mflosawms P/wosss) UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE LEWIS H. BAKER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l34.34, dated January 14, 1873v To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs H. BAKER, of \Vashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain Improvements in Chairs and other Furniture, of which the following is a specification My invention relates to the fastening of the joints and legs of chairs and other furniture; and it consists of two grappling-plates to be hooked or fastened to the leg, and then so fastened to the seat or other part as to make a tension on the leg, and thus hold the latter means of screws D. Instead of the projection a for seizing the plate H a Wood-screw, 1 ,-may be employed, the plate being provided with a flange, h, Fig. 1.

I do not confine myself to the precise form of the grappling-plates above described, but propose to vary them to adapt the improvement to different forms of chair, and also to sofas and other furniture.

My above-described grappling-plates may be applied to different forms of chairs, settees, &c., and also to other furniture and similar purposes.

Having described my invention, I claim- The above-described grappling-plates H H for fastening the legs and joints of the seats of chairs and for other similar purposes, combined substantially as set forth.

LEWIS H. BAKER.

Witnesses:

DANIEL BREED, WM. F. EBERWEIN. 

